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Chrome Crankshaft Co.
Chrome Locomotive Co.
This company was merged into National Equipment Corp in 1990.
97, GP7u, was built by Electro-Motive in November 1952, #17606, as Chicago Rock Island & Pacific 1275. It was rebuilt at Silvis in January 1977 as CRI&P 4424 "John W Barriger III". It was Cedar Rapids & Iowa City as 97 in 1981 and returned to Chrome in 1986 as 97. It then was sold to Iowa Interstate as 400 in January 1988.
1001, RSD12, was built by Alco in February 1961, #83838, as Southern Pacific 7008, Class DF-127. It was renumbered 2958, Class AS618-1, in 1966 and was sold to Oregon California & Eastern as 2958 in 1976. That same year it was sold to Chrome as 1001. It was then sold to Metropolitan Stevedore Co as 1. It was retired in 1998 and donated tp Orange Empire Railway Museum.
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